Currier Adds Ben McDonald to Pfeiffer Basketball Staff

June 19, 2013

Misenheimer, N.C.- Pfeiffer
University men’s basketball head coach Jeremy Currier announced Wednesday that
Ben McDonald has been named to the Falcons coaching staff. McDonald will serve
as assistant basketball coach, head junior varsity coach, and strength and
conditioning coach for the athletic department.

“I
am thrilled to welcome Ben McDonald to our staff,” stated Currier. “Ben
possesses the character, knowledge, skill, and work ethic that we look to build
our staff with. He has a tremendous energy and passion for the game. He'll be a
valuable asset to our program in all areas as we move forward."

McDonald
comes to Pfeiffer from Cortland, New York, where he ran Status Pro Athletics
and was the Athletics Coordinator and head coach basketball coach at Southern
Cayuga Central High School.As the
founder of Status Pro, McDonald specialized in strength and conditioning and on
court player development for high school, college, and professional players.
McDonald built Status Pro into the premier basketball training program in
Central New York. As the head coach at
Southern Cayuga Central High School McDonald led the 2012-13 Chiefs to their
highest win total in the last decade.

“I’m
really excited to be here and be part of the Pfeiffer University basketball
tradition,” McDonald said. “It’s a privilege to be part of Coach Currier’s
staff; my goal is to be a good representative of this team and university. I
pride myself on making players better, and it will be my goal with each of our
players to make them as good as they can be individually, because that is a key
to making our team better.”

In
2009, McDonald served as an assistant coach at Cazenovia College. While at
Cazenovia, McDonald assisted head coach Michael Bowser in day to day
operations, skill development, and oversaw the Wildcats strength and
conditioning program. While coaching at Cazenovia, McDonald earned his Masters
of Science in Sport Management at SUNY Cortland. McDonald earned certification
from the International Fitness Professionals Association to become a certified
strength and conditioning coach.

McDonald
graduated from Cazenovia College in 2008 with a degree in Professional Studies
with a concentration in Sport Management. McDonald graduated Magna Cum Laude
while serving as President of the Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society and
Community Organized for Student Success. McDonald was a four- year letter
winner as a member of the Cazenovia College Wildcats varsity baseball,
basketball and golf team.